Apple's UMA design -- a single, fixed pool of RAM integrated into the die with the CPU, GPU and NPU -- makes Mac and MacBook configuration choices a little different than it used to be.

Automatically start a Time Machine backup when you plug in the drive and dismount the drive when the backup is complete.

Apple's storage prices can be rough. Why spend that kind of money for less, when you can get more by making your own high-speed external SSD. Here's everything you need to know about SSDs and the ...

Inevitably, just like any laptop, your MacBook will freeze up on you. Here are some ways to use keyboard shortcuts to shut ...

There are official ways to play Fortnite on a Mac, using one of three cloud gaming services. But you can also visit GitHub to install the real native mobile Fortnite on any Apple Silicon Mac … Epic ...

Apple kept Split View side-by-side multitasking in iPadOS 26 — despite what you might have read online. And setting it up is as easy as a couple of flicks of your finger. Here’s how to keep using ...

After years of hiding behind FaceTime, phone calls on the Mac are getting their own spotlight. Here's all you need to know about the Phone app in macOS Tahoe. Apple finally gave the Mac a dedicated ...

Meta is shutting down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac on December 15, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. Starting December 15, users will no longer be able to ...

Meta has published a support doc that states its Messenger app for Mac is being discontinued. New users won’t be able to download the app at all, and existing users have about 60 more days of use ...

Apple has officially announced that the release of the highly anticipated M5 Mac Mini has been postponed to 2026. This decision aligns with the company’s broader strategy to refresh its entire desktop ...

Longtime Mac screenshotters may be slow to adopt the Cmd-Shift-5 shortcut, but I find myself using it more for the ability to annotate screenshots without needing to open Preview, and quickly delete ...

First things first: Use more than one. “In general, you want your base cheese to be a nice, smooth, melty cheese. And then accent that with one that’s sharper and more aged to bring out the intensity ...